Prajapala, Prajāpāla, Praja-pala: 7 definitions
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Prajapala means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraPrajāpāla (प्रजापाल) is the name of an ancient king from Śrīnagara, according to chapter 6.8 [śrī-mahāpadma-cakrin-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“There is a city Śrīnagara in the province Sukaccha, ornament of East Videha in this Jambūdvīpa. There King Prajāpāla, devoted to the care of his subjects, was a cloud for the scattering of the haṃsas of the glory of other kings. One day, when he saw a sudden flash of lightning, disgusted with existence, he took the vows in the presence of Muni Samādhigupta. For a long time he kept the vows like the blade of a sword and, after he died, was born as the Indra of Acyuta. For even a little penance is not fruitless”.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrajāpāla (प्रजापाल).—a king, sovereign.
Derivable forms: prajāpālaḥ (प्रजापालः).
Prajāpāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prajā and pāla (पाल). See also (synonyms): prajāpālaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrajāpāla (प्रजापाल).—[bhū-, bhūmi], and
Prajāpāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prajā and pāla (पाल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrajāpāla (प्रजापाल).—[masculine] protector of creatures i.e. Kṛṣṇa, or protector of subjects i.e. king, sovereign.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prajāpāla (प्रजापाल):—[=prajā-pāla] [from prajā > pra-jan] m. ‘protector of creatures’, Name of Kṛṣṇa, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] a prince, king, [ib.; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a king, [Varāha-purāṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Paala, Praja, Pala.
Starts with: Prajapalaka, Prajapalana, Prajapalane.
Full-text: Prajapalya, Prajapali, Prajapalaka, Purushavrishabha, Samadhigupta, Mahapadma.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 7: Previous birth of Sudarśana < [Chapter V - Śrī Dharmanāthacaritra]
Part 4: Birth of Mahāpadma < [Chapter VIII - Śrī Mahāpadmacakricaritra]
Part 2: Previous birth of Mahāpadma < [Chapter VIII - Śrī Mahāpadmacakricaritra]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 33 - The Greatness of Keśavāditya (108 names of Sun-God, Bhāskara) < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.31 < [Section X - The ‘Naming Ceremony’ (nāmadheya)]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 8 - Description of the Solar Race (Ādityavaṃśa or Sūryavaṃśa) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]